John 15:16-17

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 15:1-17

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 15:1. True vine.—Christ and the disciples were now on the way to Gethsemane. Their passing through the vineyards, etc., surrounding the city may have suggested this image: others think it may have been called up by a vine in the courtyard, or on the roof, of the house where the supper was instituted; others, by the golden vine which adorned one of the temple gates; and others still, by the fires of the vine-prunings along the valley of the Kidron. The first... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - John 15:17

John 15:17 (with 1 Peter 2:17 ; Hebrews 13:1 ) I. Look at the words in which the message is delivered: "That ye love one another," that ye "love the brotherhood," that this "brotherly love continue." It is clear that in the first instance it is Christians, as such, who are spoken to and spoken of. The brotherhood is the body of Christians, then a little company, now a great multitude that no man can number. They stand out from the rest of the world. The hatred of the outside world is taken... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - John 15:16

DISCOURSE: 1697THE DOCTRINE OF ELECTION EXPLAINEDJohn 15:16. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain.IT is of great importance to have a just view of the doctrines contained in Scripture. There are many passages which at first sight appear to contradict each other; but they are all true and consistent when properly explained. The assertions respecting the freedom of our will, and our proneness to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 15:1-27

Tonight let's turn now to John's gospel chapter 15, as we follow Jesus in His last hours prior to the cross.Jesus had been at the last supper with His disciples there in the upper room somewhere in Jerusalem. The fourteenth chapter of John ends with the words, "Arise, let us go hence." So, at that point, they left the upper room. And they began their journey which would ultimately lead them to the Garden of Gethsemane. And whether or not they went through the temple courts or whatever, we don't... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 15:1-27

John 15:1 . I am the true vine. The vine through every age had designated the Hebrew church; here the Lord employs it to designate the Christian church, of which he is the head, and the source of life. He is that vine which gives vital juice to render all the branches fruitful, and whose fruits refresh and fill the heart with joy and gladness. Judges 9:13. Psalms 104:15. My Father is the husbandman, who takes care of these branches, cutting off the suckers and withered parts, pruning the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 15:12-17

John 15:12-17This is My commandment, that ye love one anotherThe great commandment of Christ I.THE LOVE OF CHRIST. Remember 1. How free it was. We did not merit it, ask for it, nor even desire it. And here is the wonder of it. It is love which found nothing to draw it forth. It was entirely self-moved. Disinterestedness then must be one main ingredient in the love we are to bear our fellow men. It is not to stop and ask, “Why should I love that man? What has he done for me?” That is a love like... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 15:14-17

John 15:14-17Ye are My friends if ye do whatsoever I command youChrist’s friendsNotice I.WHAT CHRIST’S FRIENDS DO FOR HIM (John 15:16). In the former verse, “friends” means chiefly those whom He loved. Here it means mainly those who love Him. 1. He lingers on the idea, as if He would meet the doubts arising from the sense of unworthiness, and from some dim perception of how He towers above them. How wonderful that stooping love of His is! Every form of human love Christ lays His hand upon. “He... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 15:16

John 15:16Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you Christian discipleshipI.ITS ORIGIN. 1. Negatively. “Ye have not chosen Me.” This is true, both in regard to election unto salvation and election unto office. Christ no more chooses us because we have first chosen Him, than He loves us because we have first loved Him. He makes His universal offer of mercy; we close with it, and are elected. He says, “Whom shall I send?” We have to say, “Here am I; send me.” “Choose ye this day whom ye will... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 15:17

John 15:17These things I command you that ye love one another (see John 15:12)Love in the Christian systemThe work is all love: love in its hidden source the love of the Father; in its first manifestation, the love of Christ; and lastly, in its full outpouring, the love of believers for each other.Love is its root, its stem, its fruit. It forms the essential characteristic of the new kingdom, whose power and conquests are owing solely to the contagion of love. This is why our Lord left no other... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 15:16

16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. Ver. 16. And ordained you, that you should go, &c. ] Not that ye should lord it over your brethren (as the pope ordained his caterpillars), and get up the best of the land for your private use and pleasure. The pope, when he maketh his cardinals, useth these words, Estote... read more

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